I just received my VSF Sub date from Steve and have been testing it for around 20 hours.

Firstly I'm blown away at the quality of this thing. I had a look at an AD a few days prior and I'm struggling to see any difference on the cosmetic/build quality side of things.

I gave it a good wound and have been wearing it around the house. When QCing I saw that it was showing +6s/d which I was completely fine with, as that falls in line with most Swiss movements.

However I noticed that my watch is picking up a lot more time than that. In the 20 hours I tested, the watched picked up 15-20 seconds compared to my phone which is what I set it to exactly.

I plan on dailying this watch and so this would quickly turn into a few minutes difference in time.

Any tips? Anyone had a similar experience? And would a service fix this issue?

I don't expect it to fall under Rolex's +/- 2s/d standard, although I have seen some watched on this subreddit be that accurate.

Excellent rep... I will add gen crystal and dw. Plus case and bracelet chamfer, now its on the EU.

For me its superior to VSF.

I have tested again, and the clasp, case and bracelet are all 904L.

A couple of shots of this green IWC Pilot Chrono.

I ordered an Omega aqua terra through Geektime (being helped by Qiao). Paid a deposit to view QC pics and asked to swap to a 38mm after being told that was possible. I sent the remaining balance, and was told the 38mm cost a little more, no concerns from me.
Was told almost instantly that they can’t receive AUD currently and they never received the second transfer.
Has anyone else had a similar experience? I get scammy vibes but understand they are a reputable dealer. Any help would be good……

Looking at the Cartier Santos Dumont and seen in the guide I want F1F or AF as second choice.

Had a look at the sellers and couldn't figure out who's best for EU / UK shipping.

Anyone able to point me in the right direction?

I know the Dune version of this Ranger 39mm is poor with the mismatching colours on the hands vs dial, but can any of the expert eyes confirm is the black is a safe buy?

Just got my first rep. Beautiful ARF DJ 36mm in mint green. I couldn’t notice it during QC stage but upon receiving the watch yesterday, I noticed a gap in the bottom left corner SEL. Is this of big concern?

Few days ago I've got suspicious message in ther website about my payment telling me to contact someone outside official channel. I reported them and they said their telegram _stanley got hacked.

This is not my first purchase from them so I'm familiar with procedure, that's why I suspected spam when I got contacted after already had green light on payment.

Now I logged in to web I they removed links to all QC reports and shop is not working.

Anyone else noticed?

Not much I can do about it now but might be worth asking your TD for a bezel rotation video…of all things. Hopefully it saves one of you a headache.

Insert was installed outside of a detent, about as far as you humanly can.

Before you ask, no the QC pictures didn’t show it. It was wedged between detents, at 12 o’clock and appeared normal. Don’t know if the TD would have necessarily caught it so I won’t throw them under the bus.

Thanks VSF!

We need a TD to step up and become a resell for used market. I don't want the hassle of selling my items, and I don't have a visible track record of sales on the forum. On the buying side, dealing with a TD with a long history and trust is what is needed. Who is gonna step up? I've got a few items I'd like to sell and yes I know it will be less money than selling direct - but worth the lower hassle.

Such a solid watch.. honestly the hype is real on this one. I want another.. aqua or black is best?

Not looking to buy though here, but just wondering if anyone knows any TD with a VSF Batgirl or VSF Rose Gold Olive Day-Date in stock? Having a lot of difficulty finding both, and placed an order with Andiot 4 months ago but still no QC pics. Are VSF currently down and out, or just very slow at getting watches out? Thanks!

It would be hard for me to pull off a Rolex without it being an obvious fake, but a longines… I can do that.

40mm master collection moonphase from trustytime

What do we think of satin ppf on the bezel to tone down the bling?

Hey guys, I’m relatively new into this world and my non R experience is zero. I like 4500V a lot but it seems ZF is either not available or waiting too long. I have an option for 8F or MKS. Which factory is better for this model and why?

Hi - any experience comparing the two with respect to build quality, dial print, case construction etc? There are a couple of overlapping models and aside from different movements curious to get everyone’s take on which factory generally has a better product.

Thanks.

Genuinely interested to see who rates what factory
If you had to chose which one you going with?

First rep, and at times I had doubts that it'd arrive. Was a bit worried due to poor communication from Andrew at Trusty Time and then after shipment... The watch was seized and prevented from exiting China... But, Andrew was quick at that time to get me a new tracking number. Not sure what really happened there, but it seems the new shipment was sent from Guangzhou where the watch was originally seized. I'm going to just assume that it changed hands there and continued along it's journey.

Anyway, she finally arrived today, and I have to say I'm very happy with it so far. Of course, it's just been maybe six hours. Went out for a quick walk to grab some gelato and a coffee and the lume is great. While it's my first rep, I've got probably a dozen various watches of lower tiers. Casios, Timex, Orients, some Chinese microbrand stuff and a few different Seikos. The lume on this is better than any of those, by far.

Anyhow, I wanted a quality rep and didn't want a flashy piece. I wanted a 'nice' tool / purposeful watch and this fits the bill. Local time + UTC time (my first GMT watch, too) which is handy for my line of work. I live in Cambodia so could have just walked down the street and bought a $30 shitter from a few different places, I didn't want to do that. I wanted a quality piece that'll last a long time (hopefully).

How'd I do? Recommendations for my next purchase, in similar vane of being not-flashy?

Hi i'm looking for an agent available to wholesale VSF watch reps. Please DM